The Trusts Arena
Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand — opened 11 September 2004, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of New Zealand Warriors (NSW Cup reserve-grade side, used as one of several Auckland venues, 2023 and 2025).
Ground facts
| Opened | 11 September 2004 (The indoor arena building opened on this date (opened by then-Prime Minister Helen Clark), confirmed independently by both the venue's own site and Wikipedia. A covered grandstand addition followed in February 2008. The site was previously known as Central Park, then Waitakere Stadium from 1984 when an earlier indoor facility opened there.) |
| Home club | New Zealand Warriors (NSW Cup reserve-grade side, used as one of several Auckland venues, 2023 and 2025) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Approximately 4,901 (indoor arena); an adjacent outdoor athletics/sports field, Douglas Track and Field, seats around 3,000 |
| Years used | 2023–2025 |
| Location | Henderson, Auckland |
Name history
- Central Park — earlier era, original name
- Waitakere Stadium — from 1984
- The Trusts Stadium — after the 2004 indoor arena was built
- The Trusts Arena — current name
Rugby league history
A large indoor multi-purpose entertainment and sports arena in Henderson, west Auckland, primarily known as a concert and boxing venue (branded 'New Zealand's Home of Boxing,' having hosted Joseph Parker world title fights), and also home to netball's Northern Mystics and, at various times, basketball, rugby union and football tenants. All four recorded rugby league matches are New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup fixtures from 2023 and 2025; whether these were played inside the indoor arena itself or on the adjacent outdoor Douglas Track and Field within the same complex could not be confirmed from any source checked, and is disclosed as an open question rather than assumed either way. Floodlighting of the outdoor field was described in an undated section of the venue's own history page as an in-progress fundraising project, so its current completion status is unconfirmed.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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